Directions

Air Travel

Prague International Ruzyne airport is located 18 kilometers from the city centre. It offers direct links with almost all major European cities and oversees flights as well. A new airport of international standards caters to 6.2 million people every year. The modern airport also offers a great range of services such as different airlines, travel agencies or car rental offices for travellers. Further facilities on location include a bank, an exchange office, a post office, variety of shops, restaurants and luggage storage area. Recently the Ruzyne airport has been used by some 30 airline companies as their regular base and it will be used by some 10 to 15 charter flight companies in the summer season. Every day around 200 arrivals and departures take place here.

Coach Links

The Czech Republic has a relatively dense network of coach links. Regarding the stretch of the country and comparatively short distance among individual villages and towns the coach network caters to almost all destinations. All transport companies operating in the area are private companies that have replaced the former State Czechoslovak Transport Company. Apart from regional coach service, some companies offer long-distance connections, including international links. Most of the Prague-bound international links terminate at Florence Station. Six kilometers long journey will take you directly from Florence to PCC.

Railway links

In the Czech Republic the railway network operated by Czech Railways (ČD) provides its services within the scope of some 13,000 railway kilometres. All trains operating on international scale as well as some significant home-bound services provide dining and sleep facilities. With some express connections it is necessary to book travel tickets and sleeping facilities in advance. Every day 59 international links are in operation. The Prague main train station is in 5 kilometres´distance from Prague Congress Centre.

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Metro

The capital city of Prague has a thick network of public transport routes which include bus, tram and metro links. Bus and tram timetables are harmonized with metro connections. In May 1974 the Prague metro network started to operate its C line between the nowadays Florenc and Kačerov stations. Today metro consists of 3 lines marked by different colours, its length reaches 55 kilometres. The overall number of metro stops is 52 out of which 3 are cross points. green line, yellow line, red line cross at Florenc, Můstek and Muzeum stops. They cater for suburban areas, too. Metro operates from 5 am until midnight. Time intervals in peak-hours of work days are 2 to 4 minutes, off-peak hours 4 to 10 minutes. Trams operate daily between 4,30 am and 00,15 am, night tram services have numbers from 51 to 58 and run from 00.15 am until 4.30 am. Central changing tram stop is Lazarská stop. A respective timetable is placed at each stop. Bus services run all day as well as at night on a similar basis to the tram services, the night connections are provided by night buses numbered from 501 to 512. Approximate rates of tickets for public transport are the following (2005): single journey 20 CZK (0,6 EUR), one-day ticket 80 CZK (2,3 EUR), 3-days ticket 220 CZK (6,3 EUR), 7-days ticket 280 CZK (8 EUR), 15-days ticket 320 CZK (9,2 EUR).

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Taxi service

Like in other European cities, visitors in Prague can use taxis which are available 24 hours a day. However, we recommend using taxi companies which are operated via call centres. Current price list (2005): within Prague 25 CZK/ 1km, one-off boarding fee 34 CZK and waiting time is priced at 5CZK / 1 minute.